The chairman of Nigeria’s electoral commission says a twice-postponed vote for the oil-rich nation’s National Assembly will be held on Saturday, though not in every region. Independent National Electoral Commission chairman Attahiru Jega told a news conference televised nationwide on … read more
The United States said Thursday it is “disappointed” with a third delay in legislative elections in some parts of Nigeria because of logistical problems. “We share the disappointment of the electoral commission and the Nigerian people that this important electoral … read more
Attackers threw dynamite into a guesthouse in the southern Nigerian oil city of Yenagoa on Tuesday owned by an opposition candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, but nobody was seriously injured. The attack happened at a hostel owned by Peremobowei Ebebi, … read more
Jubilant friends and relatives of James Ibori had their celebrations cut short when the London Metropolitan Police yesterday confirmed that the former Delta State governor’s movements are still restricted. Alex Stephens of the directorate of public affairs of the Met, … read more
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has rejected reported plans by the electoral commission to postpone the forthcoming National Assembly election in nine states. Instead, the party urged the commission to re-draw the election time-table to give the commission enough … read more
Nigeria may have foreclosed any plans to explore nuclear energy as an alternative source of electricity power generation. Minister of state for power, Nuhu Wya, who gave this hint in Lagos, said the country would explore other means of power … read more
NIGERIA’s electoral commission was yesterday scrambling to prepare for rescheduled parliamentary elections on Saturday after two delays cast doubt on its ability to organise the vote in Africa’s top oil producer. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at first delayed … read more
The Presidential Task Force on Power (PTFP) has stated that an additional 1,000-megawatts have been added to Nigeria ’s electricity supply since President Goodluck Jonathan assumed power less than a year ago. In its progress report released Monday, Chairman of … read more
The British Police has kicked against the bail granted the former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, by the United Arab Emirates court sitting in Dubai. Metropolitan Police authorities, while responding to an electronic mail sent by our … read more
Elections in Nigeria this month are sneaking up on the oil market. The civil war raging in Libya and unrest across the Middle East pushed oil to triple digits in recent weeks. But the threat of disruptions to Nigeria’s 2.2 … read more